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D. UONBOY.

CARRIAGE TOP. y No. 277,116. Patented May 8,1883.

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DANIEL OONBOY, OF UXBRIDGE, ONTARIO, CANADA.

CARRIAGE-TOP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 277,116, dated May 8, 1883,

Application filed January 18, 1883. No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL OONBOY, a cilizen of the United States, and now residing at the village of Uxbridge, in the county of ()ntario, in the Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carriage-Tops, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to provide a simpledevice by which the front of the top may be tilted forwardly in a downward direction without altering the position of the pivot-point of the lower end ofthe backjoints and it consists, essentially, in a device constructed and arranged substantially as hereinafter described and claimed, whereby the desired end may be accomplished.

Figure l is a perspective view of a top attached to a huggy-seat'aud provided with my tain or quarters from the hack rail.

improved adjusting device. Figs. 2 and 3 are enlarged perspective details, showing what I consider to be the best mechanical form for accomplishingthepurposeofmyinvention. Figs.

4 and 5 exhibit alternative forms of the same device.

In Canadian patentreissued underNo. 13,918 I describe a device by which the top can be tilted forward without disconnecting the back curtain or quarters from the back rail. In the top made in accordance with thepatentreferred to, the lower end of the back joint is pivoted upon a prop-block connected to or formingpart ot' the back rail, connected to the seatin such a manner that it may be vertically adjusted for the purpose of permitting the top to be tilted forward without disconnecting the back our- In one of the figures in this patent I show an alternative form for accomplishingthe purpose of the invention therein described, in which the pivotpoint of the bows is lowered when the top tilts forward; but, unlike my present invention, the pivot-point of the back joint is simultaneously raised, as it is, in the instance referred to, fixed to'the side rail, which is simply pivoted. It will thus be seen that in my old device for permitting the forward tilting of the top the bottom of the back curtain is always raised, leaving an open space between the bottom of the back curtain and the seat each time that the top is tilted forward. In my present invention the bottom of the back curtain albe tacked permanently to the back of the seat, the prop-block upon which the bottom end of the back joint is pivoted being stationary.

In Fig.1,A is the end of the back rail, forming, the prop-block, upon which the bottom end of the back joint is pivoted. This back rail is rigidly fastened to the back of the seat, to which the bottom end of theback curtains may be permanently tacked. B is a side rail, also fixed to the seat. Instead of formingthegooseneck on the end of the side rail, B, I form the said goose-neck on the end of the lever G. The slat-iron D, towhich the bows E are attached in the ordinary manner, is pivoted at a on the end of the goose-neck, as before mentioned, and forms part of the lever O. This lever-O is pivon its end, which clips are intended to clasp the side rail for the purpose of holding the lever 0 rigidly to the said side rail. When the lever G is provided with the clips I) it is made of material that will spring, in order that the said lever may be sprung from the side rail, so as to clear the clips and permit them to pass the rail. Instead of the clips I), the same end might of course be accomplished by providing a pin to pass through the holes in the lever G and side rail, B; or other suitable mechanical means may readilybe devised for holding the two together.

When it is desired to tilt the top forward the end of the lever O on which the clips I) are formed is raised, which raising will of course D is pivoted to descend, the lever 0 being pivoted, as before described, onto the side rail. When the pivotal point of the bows is thus lowered the angle of the back joint is of course altered, assuming the position shown in Fig. 1, thereby tilting forwardthe top, as indicated in this figure. When thus thrown forward the lever 0 assumes an almost vertical position, and I think that the weight of the top will generally be toundsufficient to hold the lever in this position but of course there would be ing it up. For instance, a pin, (1, might be made to project from the end of the lever O to fit into a hole through one of the bows.

While I think that the device I havejust described for lowering the pivotal point of the oted to the side rail, B,and has clipsb formed no difficulty in devising many means for holdways remains stationary and the quarters may cause the goose-neck upon which the slat-iron v bows will be found the simplest and best, Iexhibit in Figs. 4 and 5 alternative forms of accomplishing this purpose. In Fig. 4 a vertical slot is made in the slat-iron D, which slot fits over a pivot-pin, a, which is provided with a jam-nut for holding the slat-iron to its pivotpoint. In Fig. 5, I show a slot formed on the end of the goose-neck, the pivot-pin in this instance-being also provided with ajam-nut for securing the slat-iron to the goose-neck.

In describing my device 1 have referred to the parts in the singular; but of course it will be understood that in describing one side of the top the other side is intended to be similarly constructed.

1 make no claim in this application to the constructions shown by Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings, as they may form the subject-matter of a separate application.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. In a carriage-top adapted to be tilted forward, as described, the back joint, formed in two sections, hinged together and pivoted, as shown, combined with means, substantially as described, connected directly to the pivot-point of the bows, said means being adapted to give said pivot-point a vertical adjustment and to lock said point in either of its specified positions at will, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a carriage-top in which the pivot-point of the lower end of the back joint is fixed to the seat or body of the vehicle, a pivoted lever arranged to support the pivot point of the bows, in combination with clips or their equiva- 1ent,-arranged to secure the said lever in a horizontal or vertical position, as specified.

3. In a. carriage-top, the combination of the back joint, the lower end of which is pivoted to a prop-block, A, with the lever G, piv

oted to the forwardend of the side rail,B, and

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\Vitnesses:

CHAS. G. BALDWIN, F. BARNARD FETHERSTONHAUGH. 

